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  • Muscle Maker Grill relocates in Manhattan

    New York -- Muscle Maker Grill has moved from its Eighth Avenue Manhattan location, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, to Seventh Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets in Chelsea, according to Winick Realty Group. The new Muscle Maker will open in late summer or early fall.

    Winick represented Muscle Maker, and Duell Management, the landlord, was represented in-house.

     

  • 99 Cents Only Q4 net sales increase nearly 10%

    CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. — 99 Cents Only Stores announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2013 ended March 30, 2013.

    The company's net sales increased 9.7% to $434.8 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to $396.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. Same-store sales, calculated on a comparable 13-week period, increased 4.4%.  

  • Books-A-Million to install Espresso Book Machines in-store

    Birmingham, Ala. -- Books-A-Million has teamed with On Demand Books to put Espresso Book Machines in BAM’s Portland, Maine, store; a second store is slated for installation at a later date.

  • Orchard Supply gets $176 million in bankruptcy financing

    San Jose Calif. -- Orchard Supply, which sought bankruptcy protection earlier this year, has won court approval of as much as $176.3 million in bankruptcy financing, according to a report by Bloomberg.

    The U.S. bankruptcy court approved the loans that will help fund operations as Orchard pursues a sale of at least 60 of its 91 stores. Lowe’s Cos. has the lead offer of $205 million.

  • ODP leverages mobile tech to improve shopper experience

    BOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot is getting ready to roll out omnichannel initiatives, just in time for the back-to-school season. Beginning July 28, its employees will be equipped with mobile hand-held devices across all stores, which will provide them with tools designed to enhance shoppers’ experience.

    Office Depot employees will be able to use the hand-held devices to obtain instant access to extended product information, availability, customer reviews and on-the-spot checkout from anywhere in the store.

  • First Field & Stream specialty store to open Aug. 16

    Cranberry Township, Pa. -- The Dick’s Sporting Goods new Field & Stream specialty concept will make its debut next month at 1000 Cranberry Square Drive in Cranberry Township, Pa., near Dick’s headquarters in Pittsburgh.

  • Developer McWhinney moves Denver offices

    Denver -- McWhinney has moved its Denver offices to a historic building in Larimer Square.

    The new location is closer to McWhinney’s two LoDo redevelopment projects — Union Station and the Historic Windsor Dairy Block. The company’s headquarters will remain in Loveland, Colo.

     

  • Kmart’s new viral campaign takes 'yo momma' back to school

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Kmart is kicking it old school this back-to-school season with its latest viral ad campaign, which features “yo momma” jokes. The campaign follows closely on the heels of the retailer’s similarly irreverent "Ship My Pants" and "Big Gas Savings" campaigns.

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